The Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter is working with other conservation groups as well as local, state and federal policy makers to ensure that the Grand Canyon, its watershed, and the health of area residents is protected from the harmful impacts of uranium mining. We are supporting a proposal to protect one million acres near the Grand Canyon from new future mining activities, including uranium mining, and also have challenged a proposal to allow uranium mining exploration within only a couple of miles of the Park boundary.

Conservation Groups Challenge Uranium Mine Exploration Near Grand Canyon

Withdrawal Boundaries Map (2.5 MB pdf)

Current Mining Claims Map (4.4 MB)

A Background of Uranium Mining Near Grand Canyon

1872 Mining Law Fact Sheet

A Legacy of Waste... Harm to Native Peoples from Uranium Mining

For more information contact Stacey Hamburg at (928) 774-6514 stacey.hamburg@sierraclub.org